Publications

risk factors associated with chlamydia psittaci infections in psittacine birds and bird handlers.	the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and potential risk factors associated with chlamydia psittaci infections in psittacine birds and bird handlers in egypt.	2019	30353983
neck kaposiform haemangioendothelioma in a fischer's lovebird (agapornis fischeri).	a six-year-old female fischer's lovebird (agapornis fischeri) presented at necropsy with a cutaneous mass on the neck, 3.5cm in diameter, yielding and with blood content. histopathological findings showed a neoplasm characterized by proliferation of vascular endothelial cells. the histology of the mass revealed a multinodular, focally infiltrating tumor. deeper dermal nodules were made of spindle cells forming vascular slits reminiscent of the histology seen in kaposi's sarcoma (ks). more superf ...	2016	27234547
molecular investigation of cryptosporidium in small caged pets in northeast china: host specificity and zoonotic implications.	this study screened 151 pet-derived fecal specimens randomly collected from four commercial markets in northeast china for the presence of cryptosporidium by genus-specific nested pcrs of the small subunit rrna gene. of these, 14 specimens (9.3 %) from nine species of birds, two types of rodents, and a hedgehog were positive for cryptosporidium. sequence analysis on the pcr-positive isolates facilitated identification of three cryptosporidium species (c. baileyi, c. galli, and c. ubiquitum) and ...	2016	27107987
pericardiocentesis and the use of enalapril in a fischer's lovebird (agapornis fischeri).		2003	12545971
occurrences of candidiasis in a fisher's lovebird and a budgerigar.	two cage birds, a two-month-old fisher's lovebird (agapornis fischeri) and a one-year-old budgerigar (melopsittacus undulatus), manifested clinical symptoms with general weakness, loss of appetite and ruffled feathers, then died. pathological findings revealed a large quantity of yellowish-white pseudomembrane on the mucosal membrane of the esophagus and crop in these two birds. histopathologically, blastospores (5.5 microm long x 3.4 microm wide) and pseudohyphae were detected in the lesions of ...	2001	11558556
osteochondroma of the tracheal wall in a fischer's lovebird (agapornis fischeri, reichenow 1887).	a fischer's lovebird with dyspnea and stridorous breathing was examined by endoscopy. tracheal stenosis was observed slightly cranial of the middle of the cervical segment. histologically, an osteochondroma was identified as the cause of this stenosis. this is the first description of a tracheal osteochondroma in a bird.	1999	10216774